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Kalmunai Mental Health AssociationMental Health Unit

Base Hospital, Kalmunai, Sri lanka.

Phone: 0094672225393, 0094675675006 Website: www. kamha.orgReg. No – KM/DS/TD/SW/50

15 July 2011

Progress report of Kalmunai Mental Health Association to International

Medical Health Organization – Canada.

Period from January 2011 to June 2011.

Meetings Held in the period.

Kalmunai Mental Health association board meetings were held on 10 th January and 3rd April, first

meeting was chaired by Dr Kumuthini Thurairatnam, president and second meeting was chaired

by Dr Judy Ramesh Jeyakumar, secretary.

Six Staff meetings were held in the period, most of the volunteers and some board members were

present.

Clinical Review meetings are held every Thursday at 2.00pm with malty disciplinary team.

General Activities.

• Vasantham vocational training center is functioning well; beneficiaries are trained in

carpentry, bicycle repairing and electrical house wiring.

• A Professor and seven of her master degree and PhD students were visited to study our

mental health services after two major disasters tsunami and war.

• Five days training program was conducted by Prof Phillip De Mayor, Brothers of

Charity, Belgium on Basic Mental Health for hospital nurses and our volunteer staffs.

• A three days training program arranged by Mr. Trainer, WUSC, Canada on basic

counseling skills for our volunteers, nurses, and NGO’s staffs.

• Fifteen nurses visited from national institute of mental health for an exposure visit

(Shadow nurses).

• Our horticulture unit functioned well, we received around ten thousand rupees income

each month and that money utilized for the welfare of our beneficiaries.

• Cover page designed and printed for the clinic records of our clients.

• Fifteen clients discharged from Vasantham Rehabilitation center and no relapse and

readmission reported from that fifteen.



• Computer unit function well with internet access, clients from rehabilitation center use

the computer unit.

• For the benefit of our clients we continuously work with international and local

nongovernmental organization working in our region.

• Clients in the rehabilitation center and in the acute ward get the one Tamil news paper

every day, play badminton, cricket and other games.

• Our clients and staffs involved in the two outing programs (Trip to Pasikuda beach and

Ullai beach).

• Several awareness programs conducted by our team on general mental health problems,

Alcohol prevention, Gender based violence and special needs education in the

community and schools.

• Emergency Flood relief activities carried out in January and February in two phases with

the help of IMHO and PCO – Protestant Church of Oman, dry food items distributed in

the first phase then exercise book for the children to attend schools.

Training Arranged for Staffs (Volunteers).

• Our volunteers participated in the all mental health training programs were held in the

mental health unit.

• Now six volunteers fallow a six months course on drawing and art therapy in the

professional psychological counseling center - Batticaloa.

• Two volunteers trained in handle making (We are planned to start handle making training

to our clients soon).

IMHO Grant related activities.

• In the reporting period 30 clients admitted for rehabilitation center, right now twelve

clients are in the rehabilitation unit, and rest of them are on follow up (Our volunteers are

the staff doing regular fallow up of rehabilitated client and also our volunteer play main

role in the rehabilitation process).

• Also seventeen cases reported for our GBV desk and volunteers help for management

and follow up of those cases.

• Fifteen beneficiaries received micro finance for their income generation activities small

scale business – 03, Vegetable gardening – 05, Poultry farm – 04 and other activities –

03.

• Two hundred and seventy patients admitted to acute ward, counseling, relaxation and

yoga sessions facilitated by our volunteer therapist for needed patients from acute ward,

clients from rehabilitation center, other wards referrals and clients visits for our out

patients unit.



• Our volunteers good at in tailoring, horticulture therapy, handicraft items making, small

income generation activities and counseling and relaxation techniques. They are working

with each client according to the team’s assessment and individual care plan. Our

volunteers make sure the smooth functioning of all mental activities of our mental health

unit.

• Purchased Three-wheeler utilize for the community level mental health activities such as

community level awareness programs, School level awareness programs, home or work

place visits of our beneficiaries from both our rehabilitation center and acute ward for

follow –up and for beneficiaries selection of micro credit and follow up .

Beneficiaries Detail (Only our volunteers involved activities):

Activities Acute

Ward

Rehab

Cen

GBV -

Desk

Other

Wards

Out

Reach

OPD Total

No of

Benifi

240 30 17 90 40 125 542

Finance statement (For Grant period).

(All the amounts are in Sri Lankan Rupees)

Grant utilize for the travel expenses of the six volunteers and purchase of three wheeler.

Total amount received from IMHO - 710,546.00

Three wheeler purchased - 335,000.00Payments for volunteers (July 10 to Dec 10) 180,000.00 (Monthly Rs 5,000.00 each)

Payments for volunteers (Jan 11 to June 11) 196,000.00 (Monthly Rs 6,000.00 each)

711,000.00

Acknowledgement

We received above mentioned amount of money from IMHO – Canada with many thanks on

behalf of our mental health team and our clients and money utilized as above detail, also we

anticipate IMHO supports to promote mental health services continuously.

With Kind Regards,

Dr. Judy Ramesh Jeyakumar,

Secretary,

Kalmunai Mental Health Association.

Documents

Report to IMHO - Canada